Beer-pipe cleaner.



No. 885,452 PATENTED APR. 21, 1908.

O. R. DICKENS.

BEER PIPE CLEANER. APPLICATION FILED'JULYIO, 190s.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OWEN R. DICKENS, OF SPRIVGFIELD MISSOURI.

BEER-PIPE CLEANER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OWEN R. DICKENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at S ringfield, in the county of Greene and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Beer-Pipe-Cleansing A paratus, of which the following is a speci cation.

This invention has relation to beer pipe cleaners, and it consists in the novel con struction and arrangement of its parts, as

- hereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide an apparatus which may be easily and readily connected up with the coil of a beer pipe and which when so connected may be operated so as to pass a cleansing fluid through the coil, which is followed by water which rinses the coil of said cleansing fluid, and after the water, air may be forced through the coil, whereby the same is dried. The apparatus consists of two tanks connected together by pipes, as will be hereinafter explained; the cleansing fluid is placed in one tank from which it is forced through the coil of the beer pipe while water is introduced into the other tank and is lead from the same into the first said tank and follows the cleansing fluid through the coil of the beer pipe. Compressed air is used as a medium for forcing the cleansing fluid through the coil while the street pressure of the water is sufficient to carry the same through the coil.

' In the accompanying drawings, the figure is a vertical sectional view of the apparatus with parts in side elevation;

The apparatus consists of the tanks 1 and 2, which are connected together near their lower ends by the water pipe 3 which passes through the tank 1 and enters the lower portion of the tank 2. The pipe 3 is provided with a valve 4. The pipe 5 connects the upper portion of the tanks 1 and 2 together. The tank 1 is provided with a removable cap 6, through the center of which the pi e 7 passes and terminates near the bottom of the tank 1. The said pipe 7 also passes through the to of the tank 2 and out through the side 0 the same near the bottom thereof. The pipe 7 .is provided with a valve 8 which is located between the tanks 1 and 2. The air pump 9 is connected with the pipe 10, which is provided with a branch 11 which connects with the tank 2 at a point intermediate of the top and bottom thereof; said branch 11 is provided with avalve 12. Pipe 10 connects with the pipe 8 at a point out- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 10, 1906.

Patented April 21, 1908.

Serial No. 325,510.

side of the tank 2 and is provided with a valve 13. The pipe 7 is adapted to be connected with the coil of the beer pipe to be cleaned.

The pipes 3, 5 and 7 holds the tanks 1 and 2 in proper relation to each other and in addition to performing the function of means for introducing liquid into the tank and for leading the liquid from the tank they serve as structural connections between the tank and consequently the apparatus is compact and the parts are effectually braced.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows: The cap 6 is removed from the tank 1 and the cleansing fluid is laced therein, when the said cap is again applied to the top of the tank 1. The valves 8 and 13 are closed and the valve 12 is opened. Air is then pumped through the pipe 10 and branch 11 1nto the tank 2, from whence it passes through the pipe 5 into the to of the tank 1. Thus the lluidin the said tan (1 is subjected to pressure. The valve 4 is then opened and water under street pressure passes through the ipe 3 into the tank 2. The valve 12 is then 0 osed. At this stage it will be observed that the liquid in the tanks 1 and 2 are separated by a cushion of air which fills the up er zones of the said tanks. The valve 8 is t en opened and the fluid in the tank 1 is forced up through the pipe 7 and through the beer coil. It is then followed by the cushion of air, which in turn is followed by the water which passes from the tank 2, through the pipe 5, into the.

tank 1 and up through the pipe 7. Thus the cleansing fluid asses through the coil first and removes t e foreign matter from the same and the water following the said fluid, will free the coil of the fluid. After sufficient water has passed through the coil the valves 4 and 8 are closed, the valve 13 is opened and air is forced through pipe 10 and pipe 7 through the coil. Thus the coil is air dried.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is An apparatus such as described, comprising a plurality of tanks, a water pipe connecting with the lower portion of one tank and passing through the other tank and having a valve, a pi e connecting the upper portions of the tan is together, a pi e entering the top of the tank through whic the water pipe passes and terminating in the vicinity of the bottom thereof, said ipe passing through the top of the other tanli and emerging from the lower portion thereof and having a valve located between the tanks, and name to this specification in the presence of andairhpi e conngcted 1:vith H1116 last said pipe two subscribing witnesses. an t e ast sai tan and avin' a Va Ve located between the connection W151 the tank OWVEN DICKENS 5 and the last said pipe, and a Valve located Witnesses:

upon the tank connection. TOM EAGAN,

In testimony whereof I have signed my WILLIAM H. SGHREIBER. 

